How do I overcome Keychain access "Access to this item is restricted".  I need to view a password stored in Keychain

I am the adminstrator and only user of this MacBook.  I need to see an internet password which is not stored on my browser or email client.  When I go into Keychain Access and check the Show Password box it asks for Keychain password - that is no problem. Enter password, hit OK, then the message comes up Access to this item is restricted.  I have gone into File - Get Info and made it read and write to Administrsators, System, Wheel and myself but it still says Restricted.  Any ideas anyone PLEASE!!

I posted the same question elsewhere, but after poking around I discovered the following, which might be helpful. 
Open Keychain Access, which is in your Applications/Utilities folder.  There should be two sections on the left sidebar, Keychains and Category.  When I opened it, only the Category section showed, but I eventually found an arrow which expanded the Keychains section. 
Choose Login in the Keychains section, and "Passwords" in the Category section.  Use the search field to find the program you need the password for, and double-click on it.  A window with that program's label will open.  Under the Attributes tab, click on the little Show Password checkbox.  You'll be asked for your admin password.  Once you've entered it, the password will appear in the Show Password field.
As an aside, I thought this is what I was doing all along, so here's another thing I did before it started working:  I found Keychain First Aid and ran both the Verify and Repair options.  Both of these reported no problems, but it might have done something to encourage things to work right.*
*As you can tell, I anthropomorphize my electronic devices.  It's the only way to cope with the way they misbehave.

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